Number of boutons (presynaptic terminals) in rodent cortex from which each action potential can evoke glutamate release

Range ~8,000 boutons
Organism Mammals
Reference Attwell D, Laughlin SB. An energy budget for signaling in the grey matter of the brain. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2001 Oct21(10):1133-45. p.1138 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID11598490
Primary Source Braitenberg V, Schüz A (1998) Cortex: statistics and geometry of neuronal connectivity, 2nd ed. Berlin: Springer
Comments "Averaged over rodent neocortex, each action potential can evoke glutamate release from approximately 8,000 boutons (primary source)."
Entered by Uri M
ID 108669